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Need for Speed: Undercover

The top speed of the IS-F with stock performance is 222 mph (358 km/h), which is identical to that of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4. The IS-F can reach this speed at an average time. It corners surprisingly well for its size and is durable in pursuits.

Need for Speed: World

The Lexus IS-F was made available in Need for Speed: World during the sixth closed beta session on June 28th, 2010 as a Tier 2 vehicle. Since August 22nd, 2012 it has been featured as a D class car.

The IS-F has a top speed of 158 mph (255 km/h) and a decent acceleration. However, it is also featured with several disadvantages; The nitrous of the IS-F produces poor speed boosts and its handling suffers from severe understeer. On February 7th, 2012, the car received a retune where its performance was upgraded and a seventh gear was added.

The steering has a vague precision, which forces the player to brake in most corners to avoid contact with the wall. The handling is insufficient for competitive races, as many similarly ranging cars such as the Lexus IS 350 can easily outmatch it. The IS-F is more suited for Pursuit Outrun and Team Escape.

Purple

Before August 22nd, 2012, it could only be purchased if the player was at Driver Level 20 or above and cost 250,000. On April 30th, 2015, its price was lowered from 550,000 as part of the End of the World event.

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Synthes (Rental)

The Synthes style is a rental car that can be leased for 150. It was made available on June 27th, 2010.

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Synthes (Cash)

The Tensor style is a previous rental only car that can be purchased for 275,000. It was made available on June 1st, 2015 as part of the End of the World event.

Shift 2: Unleashed

The Lexus IS-F appears in Shift 2: Unleashed as a Modern Road vehicle with a performance index rating of C 740 and handling rating of 3.10. It can be purchased for $45,000.

The V8 engine of the IS-F provides a lot of power and thus enables good acceleration times. It is capable of lower corner entry speeds than smaller two-door vehicles, but does feel controllable despite having a heavy mass.

By applying a Works upgrade on the car, the IS-F gets a massive increase in performance, like every other vehicle. If the player swaps the V8 engine with the V10 of the Lexus LFA, the IS-F gets a very quick acceleration at the cost of handling, which becomes more loose in cornering.

Trivia

Need for Speed: Undercover and Shift 2: Unleashed are the only games in the Need for Speed series to feature the IS-F with its original 8-speed gearbox. In every other installments it has appeared in, the car has a 7-speed. Before February 7th, 2012, the IS-F even had a 6-speed gearbox in Need for Speed: World.

In Need for Speed: Undercover, several black IS-Fs can be seen driven by Chau Wu's henchmen. Within the same title, players can also unlock a special die-cast bonus car by entering the code 0;6,2; at the secret codes menu.